Cyclist gloves

Abstract

An improved glove for cyclists is disclosed. The glove comprises a flexible shell including a palm side, an outside, glove fingers and a glove thumb. Resilient padding is permanently secured to the palm side of the glove shell, and extends substantially from the heel of the palm side of the shell toward the glove fingers and across the crotch area between the glove index finger and the glove thumb. The padding comprises an elastomeric layer, a layer of fibrous batting, and an external layer.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed is: 
     
       1. A cyclist glove comprising a flexible shell including a palm side, an outside, glove fingers, and a glove thumb, said palm side of said shell having permanently secured thereto a layer of resilient padding extending from the heel of said palm side toward said glove fingers and across the crotch between the glove index finger and said glove thumb, said resilient padding layer comprising an elastomeric layer, an external layer, and a fibrous batting layer disposed between said elastomeric layer and said external layer. 
     
     
       2. The glove of claim 1 wherein said elastomeric layer comprises a foamed elastomer. 
     
     
       3. The glove of claim 2 wherein said elastomeric layer is foam rubber. 
     
     
       4. The glove of claim 2 wherein said fibrous batting layer comprises polyolefin and polyester fibers. 
     
     
       5. The glove of claim 1 wherein said palm side of said flexible shell and said external layer are made at least in part of leather. 
     
     
       6. The glove of claim 5 wherein said outside of said shell and a portion of said glove thumb comprise an open mesh fabric. 
     
     
       7. The glove of claim 1 wherein said resilient padding layer additionally comprises a fibrous intermediate layer between said fibrous batting layer and said external layer.